Researchers develop ‘death test,’ ability to predict time of death

A new report from Finnish and Estonian researchers shows there are chemicals in your blood that could indicate when your impending death will be.

‘Death Test’ aims to predict time of death (Newsy)

The study was released in the PLOS Medicine journal and says deadly conditions, like cancer and other diseases, may share signs that could be detected in seemingly healthy people. These purported “biomarkers” could give doctors an early warning about such conditions and take steps to thwart the ever approaching Grim Reaper.

The four biomarkers, or the “four horseman of your personal apocalypse” as the LA Times was so fond of saying, are the alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, albumin, very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particle size, and citrate.

In the study, the researchers made an index of these four markers and found they stood out among those who died and less so among the people who survived after the follow-up survey.

So far, the “death test” isn’t ready, but it does provide hope for the development of early detection methods.